Continuing the
pattern set by American Lathe Builders and American Planer,
Shaper and Slotter Builders, this is the first book to identify
American builders of milling machines and the products they invented
circa 1818 to the development of the "modern" milling machine circa
1920. Early versions of other American machine tools were largely
copied from European, especially British, machines. The milling
machine, however, was an American development. Built first for the
firearms and sewing machine industries, it proved to be much more
productive than other methods, and soon held a major place in all
high-production American machine shops. The book lists more than
300 makers and contains over 1,400 illustrations taken from original
catalogs and contemporary periodicals. These trace the development
of the milling machine from a crude, light weight machine to very
large millers capable of machining parts the size of boxcars and
weighing many tons. Attachments such as dividing heads, vises, etc.,
are also covered.
200 pages.
8-1/2 x 11. Hundreds of black and white illustrations from period
catalogs. Soft cover. $29.95 (2007) ISBN 9781931626248.
